Still, Delhomme is on a bad skid. He threw four interceptions during the season-opening loss to Philadelphia Eagles and had a key late interception to end a comeback bid against the Atlanta Falcons one week later.

Delhomme received a contract extension in the offseason after committing six turnovers in an upset playoff loss to the Arizona Cardinals.

Delhomme has a passer rating of 54.3 this season, and the Panthers' minus-8 turnover margin is the worst in the NFL.

"Certainly we haven't put up the points that we would have liked to have put up," Delhomme said. "But we're a work in progress and we're trying to get there."

The Panthers have no attractive alternative to Delhomme, who has started a franchise-record 82 regular-season games. The backups on the roster are A.J. Feeley and Matt Moore. Feeley was signed after the season opener when No. 2 QB Josh McCown was lost for the season with left knee and ankle injuries.

Moore hasn't played since starting three games as an undrafted rookie at the end of the 2007 season.